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The Sportsmen Quartet

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The Sportsmen Quartet was a Barbershop Quartet. They were: Bill Days (top tenor), Max Smith (second tenor), Mart Sperzel (baritone), and Gurney Bell (bass). They began appearances in 1938 and are most remembered for their thirty-two appearances on the Jack Benny Program from 1950 to 1961. Their final television appearance was on the Joey Bishop Show in 1963.
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    Known for

    Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, Will Ferrell, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, Scarlett Estevez, and Owen Vaccaro in Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
    Daddy's Home 2
    6.0
    • Soundtrack(as The Sportsmen, "Reindeer Rock")
    • 2017
    Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
    Happy Go Lucky
    6.1
    • Soundtrack("The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker")
    • 1943
    Katherine DeMille, Wallace Ford, William Gargan, June Lang, and Gilbert Roland in Isle of Destiny (1940)
    Isle of Destiny
    4.7
    • Singing Marines
    • 1940
    Noah Beery Jr., George Barbier, Martha O'Driscoll, and Andrew Tombes in Week-End Pass (1944)
    Week-End Pass
    • The Sportsmen Quartet(as The Sportsmen)
    • 1944

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    • The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
      The Joey Bishop Show
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Jillson's Nephews and Singing Group (as The Sportsmen)
      • 1963
    • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
      The Jack Benny Program
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Vaudeville Barbershop Quartet
      • Singing Group
      • Barbershop Quartet ...
      • 1955–1962
    • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
      Screen Directors Playhouse
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Performers
      • 1955
    • Martha Hyer, Frank Parker, Forrest Tucker, Dick Wesson, Barbara Whiting, Margaret Whiting, and The Sportsmen Quartet in Paris Follies of 1956 (1955)
      Paris Follies of 1956
      5.2
      • Sportsmen Quartet
      • 1955
    • Janet Leigh and Donald O'Connor in Walking My Baby Back Home (1953)
      Walking My Baby Back Home
      6.2
      • The Sportsmen (as The Sportsmen)
      • 1953
    • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
      The Red Skelton Hour
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Singing Cowboys
      • 1953
    • The Return of Gilbert & Sullivan
      8.6
      Short
      • (as The Sportsmen)
      • 1952
    • Red Buttons, Frankie Carle, Leon Errol, Inesita, Liberace, Melissa Mason, Jerry Murad, Jack Paar, Grace Ramanos, Buster West, The Sportsmen Quartet, and The Harmonicats in Footlight Varieties (1951)
      Footlight Varieties
      5.0
      • Sportsman Quartet
      • 1951
    • What's Up Doc? (1950)
      What's Up Doc?
      7.5
      Short
      • Vocalists (voice, uncredited)
      • 1950
    • Jimmy Dorsey in Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
      Make Believe Ballroom
      6.8
      • The Sportsmen Quartet (as The Sportsmen)
      • 1949
    • Mississippi Hare (1949)
      Mississippi Hare
      7.5
      Short
      • Vocalists (voice, uncredited)
      • 1949
    • Haredevil Hare (1948)
      Haredevil Hare
      7.8
      Short
      • Radio Jingle Singers (uncredited)
      • 1948
    • The Shell Shocked Egg (1948)
      The Shell Shocked Egg
      6.3
      Short
      • Vocalists (uncredited)
      • 1948
    • Percy Kilbride, Marjorie Main, and Donald O'Connor in Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
      Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
      6.2
      • The Quartette (voice)
      • 1948
    • Speaking of Animals: Monkeyshines
      Short
      • Singing Monkeys (uncredited)
      • 1947

    Soundtrack



    • Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg, John Lithgow, Will Ferrell, Linda Cardellini, John Cena, Scarlett Estevez, and Owen Vaccaro in Daddy's Home 2 (2017)
      Daddy's Home 2
      6.0
      • performer: "Reindeer Rock" (as The Sportsmen)
      • 2017
    • Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind (1995)
      Disney Sing-Along Songs: Colors of the Wind
      6.8
      Video
      • performer: "Casey Junior"
      • 1995
    • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins: Sing a Long - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (1994)
      Mary Poppins: Sing a Long - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
      7.5
      Video
      • performer: "Pink Elephants On Parade"
      • 1994
    • Jack Benny in The Jack Benny Program (1950)
      The Jack Benny Program
      8.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "I Want A Girl Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad"
      • performer: "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande"
      • performer: "Down Yonder" ...
      • 1950–1962
    • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
      The Ed Sullivan Show
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Last Night on the Back Porch", "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
      • 1957
    • Bright and Breezy
      Short
      • performer: "You Were Meant For Me"
      • 1956
    • Harriet Nelson, David Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, and Ricky Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
      The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
      7.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Ballad Of Ozzie Nelson" (uncredited)
      • 1955
    • Stars in the Eye (1952)
      Stars in the Eye
      7.5
      TV Special
      • performer: "It Might as Well Be Spring"
      • 1952
    • Red Buttons, Frankie Carle, Leon Errol, Inesita, Liberace, Melissa Mason, Jerry Murad, Jack Paar, Grace Ramanos, Buster West, The Sportsmen Quartet, and The Harmonicats in Footlight Varieties (1951)
      Footlight Varieties
      5.0
      • performer: "Hi Time"
      • 1951
    • Jimmy Dorsey in Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
      Make Believe Ballroom
      6.8
      • performer: "Hamburger Heaven" (uncredited)
      • 1949
    • Mississippi Hare (1949)
      Mississippi Hare
      7.5
      Short
      • performer: " (I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land" (uncredited)
      • 1949
    • Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
      Happy Go Lucky
      6.1
      • performer: "The Fuddy Duddy Watchmaker"
      • 1943
    • William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Jay Kirby, and Lola Lane in Lost Canyon (1942)
      Lost Canyon
      6.2
      • performer: "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (I Got Spurs)"
      • 1942
    • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in For Me and My Gal (1942)
      For Me and My Gal
      7.0
      • music: "Tell Me" (1919)
      • performer: "Tell Me" (1919) (uncredited)
      • 1942
    • Jingle Belles
      7.2
      Short
      • performer: "O Tannenbaum", "Little Brown Jug"
      • 1941

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